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Species

Profiles of the things we write about — verified facts, trivia and links to articles. 33 objects

Mammals

Alphabetical

18 objects
Australian Sea LionAustralian Sea LionEndemic, endangered, colony-boundCarnivoraBonoboBonoboAfrica's matriarchal great apePrimatesBrown RatBrown RatEarth's most widespread wild mammalRodentiaDomestic DogWolf-descended, worldwide companionCarnivoraFeral CatFeral CatWorld's costliest invasive predatorCarnivoraGiraffeWorld's tallest land mammalArtiodactylaGreat Himalayan Leaf-nosed BatGreat Himalayan Leaf-nosed BatLargest roundleaf bat of its rangeChiropteraGrey FoxGrey FoxAncient lineage, climbs treesCarnivora
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Birds

Alphabetical

2 objects
Archaeopteryx lithographicaFossil link between birds and dinosaursMacaroni PenguinMacaroni PenguinSub-Antarctic crested diver, now VulnerableSphenisciformes

Reptiles

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3 objects
Green TurtleGreen TurtleThe ocean's only herbivore turtleLeathery TurtleLeathery TurtleLargest living sea turtleLoggerhead TurtleLoggerhead TurtleWorld's largest hard-shelled turtle

Fish

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3 objects
Greenland SharkOldest living vertebrate on EarthSqualiformesPacific Sleeper SharkDeep-water giant of the North PacificSqualiformesSouthern Sleeper SharkSouthern Sleeper SharkCircumglobal deep-sea ambush predatorSqualiformes

Insects and spiders

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3 objects
American Dog TickAmerican Dog TickHard tick, vector, North AmericaIxodidaEastern Black-legged TickEastern Black-legged TickVector of seven human pathogensIxodidaLone Star TickLone Star TickHard tick, expanding U.S. rangeIxodida

Other animals

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4 objects
Blue-fin TunaBlue-fin TunaWarm-blooded giant of the AtlanticBorrelia burgdorferiBorrelia burgdorferiCause of Lyme diseaseSpirochaetiaBuglemouthBuglemouthNative, invasive, and farmed at onceLongisquama insignisTriassic reptile, unresolved integument